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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Enterprise Architect supports some customization of the default desktop layout and </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> folder sequence. This is useful for resetting your current layout to the standard layout, and for using custom layouts for working with specific processes.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To access this feature, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Visual Layouts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><span class="f_TextIndentedL2"> </span><img src="viewmenuvisuallayouts.png" width="150" height="83" border="0" alt="ViewMenuVisualLayouts"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When you select an option Enterprise Architect realigns toolbars and docked windows to the defaults for that option.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Setting User Layouts</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you have the layout of the Enterprise Architect windows and tools just as you require them, you can preserve your layout by saving it as a custom user layout. Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Visual Layouts | Custom Layouts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Custom Layouts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog displays:</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="customlayouts.png" width="346" height="143" border="0" alt="CustomLayouts"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can save up to five custom layouts. To save the current layout to Layout 1, ensure the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Layout 1</span><span class="f_BodyText"> option is selected, then click on the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Save Layout to Selected</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you make changes to an existing layout, to save them open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Custom Layouts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog, select the radio button for the layout to update, then click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save Layout to Selected</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Load a saved layout by going to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Custom Layouts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog, selecting the radio button for the layout to load, and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Load Selected Layout</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you have set keyboard shortcuts, these are not overridden if you switch to the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Default Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Iconix Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> option. However, if you have set keyboard shortcuts and you switch to a </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Custom Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, your keyboard shortcuts are overridden, unless you have saved them as part of the custom layout you have switched to. For more information about setting keyboard shortcuts, see the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="customizekeyboardshortcuts.htm">Customize Keyboard</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> topic.</span></p>
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